Sophie these days
@spiderandme.bsky.social
Posts about dogs, bikes and animal stuff
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"New technology, including artificial intelligence, increasingly fuels pervasive and seemingly unstoppable intrusive surveillance of workers. Employers’ reach into workers’ private lives has expanded exponentially as a result."
Book launch Wed 26 Nov 11:30am in Wgtn. www.wgtn.ac.nz/business/eng...
Book launch Wed 26 Nov 11:30am in Wgtn. www.wgtn.ac.nz/business/eng...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Workers’ Right to Privacy—Public Lecture and Book Launch | Ōrauariki / Wellington School of Business and Government | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Welli...
www.wgtn.ac.nz
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 AM
"New technology, including artificial intelligence, increasingly fuels pervasive and seemingly unstoppable intrusive surveillance of workers. Employers’ reach into workers’ private lives has expanded exponentially as a result."
Book launch Wed 26 Nov 11:30am in Wgtn. www.wgtn.ac.nz/business/eng...
Book launch Wed 26 Nov 11:30am in Wgtn. www.wgtn.ac.nz/business/eng...
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The 33 things the government plans to do before the end of year (summary in next post)
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
The 33 things the government plans to do before the end of year
The final quarterly plan for the year has been released.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The 33 things the government plans to do before the end of year (summary in next post)
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Today's local govt plans show (again) that we need protections for democratic local government and the principle of subsidiarity in the BORA.
November 25, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Today's local govt plans show (again) that we need protections for democratic local government and the principle of subsidiarity in the BORA.
I realised when I read this it's been 15 years for us, too. It's both a long time and not long at all.
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I realised when I read this it's been 15 years for us, too. It's both a long time and not long at all.
lol this is totally about a power grab.
Do these guys have the foggiest idea what RCs do and how much this will cost??
otoh if you want to ditch envmntl controls & monitoring, pest control, arts and recreation this is probably the best way to do it.
#nzpol
Do these guys have the foggiest idea what RCs do and how much this will cost??
otoh if you want to ditch envmntl controls & monitoring, pest control, arts and recreation this is probably the best way to do it.
#nzpol
No more regional councils - major shake-up of local government announced
The government says it is not a power grab, but about "making local government fit for purpose".
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 4:29 AM
lol this is totally about a power grab.
Do these guys have the foggiest idea what RCs do and how much this will cost??
otoh if you want to ditch envmntl controls & monitoring, pest control, arts and recreation this is probably the best way to do it.
#nzpol
Do these guys have the foggiest idea what RCs do and how much this will cost??
otoh if you want to ditch envmntl controls & monitoring, pest control, arts and recreation this is probably the best way to do it.
#nzpol
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BusinessNZ on RNZ wanting an honest conversation about the pension based on misinfo. How about an honest conversation with BusinessNZ about the damage they’ve done to working people in NZ by not supporting a Living Wage, Equal pay, Pay Equity, FPAs and rigorous H&S protections. #nzpol 1/2
November 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
BusinessNZ on RNZ wanting an honest conversation about the pension based on misinfo. How about an honest conversation with BusinessNZ about the damage they’ve done to working people in NZ by not supporting a Living Wage, Equal pay, Pay Equity, FPAs and rigorous H&S protections. #nzpol 1/2
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If you have a little extra time- consider donating blood! It is super quick and saves lives. Also- got a cool pair of socks!
November 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
If you have a little extra time- consider donating blood! It is super quick and saves lives. Also- got a cool pair of socks!
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/de...
Demand the Government support people experiencing homelessness!
Everyone should have access to decent, secure and permanently affordable housing. But right now, many people in our communities are experiencing homelessness – living on couches, in cars, in overcrowd...
our.actionstation.org.nz
November 24, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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“it’s hard to avoid the feeling that children are being treated as costs, problems, or political props, rather than people whose flourishing should be at the centre of public life.”
#nzpol
#nzpol
Do we like children? Watching this government through an educator’s eyes.
By Cheryl Mitchell Teacher, EdD
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
“it’s hard to avoid the feeling that children are being treated as costs, problems, or political props, rather than people whose flourishing should be at the centre of public life.”
#nzpol
#nzpol
fixing the basics???
oh good grief
oh good grief
Hi Bts GIF
ALT: Hi Bts GIF
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:26 AM
fixing the basics???
oh good grief
oh good grief
can we please just ban fireworks? that'd be awesome, thanks 🤬🤬🤬
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
can we please just ban fireworks? that'd be awesome, thanks 🤬🤬🤬
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This is the founding principle of the modern suburb.
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Support your farmworkers.
#theyfeedyou
#theyfeedyou
We can’t do Thanksgiving without farm workers: Make a donation during this season of thanks and giving and help fund change all year long. act.seiu.org/a/thanksgivi... or paypal.com/paypalme/ufw... #WeFeedYou
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Support your farmworkers.
#theyfeedyou
#theyfeedyou
#BuildMoreBikeLanes you cowards.
Good artticle from Connor Sharp showing again that 'one more lane' isn't the solition tourban traffic woes.
🚲🇳🇿
Good artticle from Connor Sharp showing again that 'one more lane' isn't the solition tourban traffic woes.
🚲🇳🇿
Why urban cycling infrastructure is really important (and why urban roading infrastructure is not)
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
The Post
www.thepost.co.nz
November 20, 2025 at 7:43 AM
#BuildMoreBikeLanes you cowards.
Good artticle from Connor Sharp showing again that 'one more lane' isn't the solition tourban traffic woes.
🚲🇳🇿
Good artticle from Connor Sharp showing again that 'one more lane' isn't the solition tourban traffic woes.
🚲🇳🇿
Let's be clear: this is not a 'scandalette'. This is a Minister of the Crown taking $27m allocated for one vote (housing) and spending it on another IN HIS OWN ELECTORATE. Amazing how Tory reporters can minimise this when it suits them.
#nzpol
#nzpol
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Let's be clear: this is not a 'scandalette'. This is a Minister of the Crown taking $27m allocated for one vote (housing) and spending it on another IN HIS OWN ELECTORATE. Amazing how Tory reporters can minimise this when it suits them.
#nzpol
#nzpol
This isn't going to happen because the New Zealand govt thinks climate change is a hoax. So checkmate, Mr Doom.
#nzpol
#climatecrisis
#biodiversitycrisis
#BuildMoreBikeLanes
#nzpol
#climatecrisis
#biodiversitycrisis
#BuildMoreBikeLanes
Your 'bonus moment of doom' for today:
"When the planet heats up beyond 1.5 degrees, the impacts don't get just slightly worse. Scientists warn that massive, self-reinforcing changes could be set off, having devastating impacts around the world."
www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...
"When the planet heats up beyond 1.5 degrees, the impacts don't get just slightly worse. Scientists warn that massive, self-reinforcing changes could be set off, having devastating impacts around the world."
www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...
3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points
Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun.
www.npr.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This isn't going to happen because the New Zealand govt thinks climate change is a hoax. So checkmate, Mr Doom.
#nzpol
#climatecrisis
#biodiversitycrisis
#BuildMoreBikeLanes
#nzpol
#climatecrisis
#biodiversitycrisis
#BuildMoreBikeLanes
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It’s surprisingly hard to avoid Sleepyhead (aka The Comfort Group) products, here are the brands to watch for:
Sleepyhead
Dunlop Foams
Sleepyhead Commercial
Sleepyhead Flooring
Sleepmaker
Beautyrest
DesignMobel
Tattersfield
Wonderest
Slumber Time
Sleepyhead
Dunlop Foams
Sleepyhead Commercial
Sleepyhead Flooring
Sleepmaker
Beautyrest
DesignMobel
Tattersfield
Wonderest
Slumber Time
November 19, 2025 at 6:49 AM
It’s surprisingly hard to avoid Sleepyhead (aka The Comfort Group) products, here are the brands to watch for:
Sleepyhead
Dunlop Foams
Sleepyhead Commercial
Sleepyhead Flooring
Sleepmaker
Beautyrest
DesignMobel
Tattersfield
Wonderest
Slumber Time
Sleepyhead
Dunlop Foams
Sleepyhead Commercial
Sleepyhead Flooring
Sleepmaker
Beautyrest
DesignMobel
Tattersfield
Wonderest
Slumber Time
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This TERF shit is gonna result in dead kids and the Minister should be pilloried, dragged, reviled, hounded
The Government is banning new patients from being prescribed the most common form of puberty blocker and is explicitly aligning NZ's future policy on this matter to the UK's. PR below.
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 AM
This TERF shit is gonna result in dead kids and the Minister should be pilloried, dragged, reviled, hounded
I know there's a lot to keep up with but in case y'all have forgotten, Chris Bishop misappropriated $27m from KO earmarked for stormwater, to build a cycling bridge his own govt's policies killed off.
He needs to be sacked.
#nzpol
He needs to be sacked.
#nzpol
Democracy Briefing: Bishop's bridge and the brazen return of pork-barrel politics
Dear Subscribers
www.democracyproject.org.nz
November 19, 2025 at 6:43 AM
I know there's a lot to keep up with but in case y'all have forgotten, Chris Bishop misappropriated $27m from KO earmarked for stormwater, to build a cycling bridge his own govt's policies killed off.
He needs to be sacked.
#nzpol
He needs to be sacked.
#nzpol
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We can boycott the fsck out of companies that donated to the current lot. There may be more since this was posted:
bsky.app/profile/kuma...
bsky.app/profile/kuma...
AJR Finance
BAT
Bathurst Resources
BestStart
Bayleys
Buen Holdings
Carter Holt Harvey
Fairview Metals
Federation Mining
Imperial Tobacco
JSwap
Mobil
Sleepyhead
Stevenson Group
Talleys
Trans-Tasman Resources
VelocityFreight
Winton Properties
Zuru/Health by Habit/Monday Hair/Nood/Rascal
BAT
Bathurst Resources
BestStart
Bayleys
Buen Holdings
Carter Holt Harvey
Fairview Metals
Federation Mining
Imperial Tobacco
JSwap
Mobil
Sleepyhead
Stevenson Group
Talleys
Trans-Tasman Resources
VelocityFreight
Winton Properties
Zuru/Health by Habit/Monday Hair/Nood/Rascal
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 AM
We can boycott the fsck out of companies that donated to the current lot. There may be more since this was posted:
bsky.app/profile/kuma...
bsky.app/profile/kuma...
I mean what is even the fucking point, but I write emails etc etc #nzpol
November 19, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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All mouth and no trousers Mr Peters. Did you stand up and speak or vote against any of the measures YOUR govt have taken that reduce worker safety? NO. #nzpol
Pike River 'a murder scene' - Winston Peters
Pike River 'a murder scene' - Winston Peters
Today marks the 15th anniversary since the disaster.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 AM
All mouth and no trousers Mr Peters. Did you stand up and speak or vote against any of the measures YOUR govt have taken that reduce worker safety? NO. #nzpol
Rinse and repeat
This is how the govt solves problems.
1. Find a rug
2. Grab a broom
3. Lift rug
4. Sweep problem under rug
5. Replace rug. Flatten lumpy bits.
6. Announce to media: job done, sorted.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
1. Find a rug
2. Grab a broom
3. Lift rug
4. Sweep problem under rug
5. Replace rug. Flatten lumpy bits.
6. Announce to media: job done, sorted.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Emergency housing motels end in Rotorua - but has it just shifted the problem elsewhere?
At its peak, there were more than 240 families place across 13 motels. Now there are zero.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Rinse and repeat